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Protesters marched down the Royal Mile towards the Scottish Parliament

ByMary McCoolBBC Scotland News
  • Published14 November 2026, 13:25 GMT
Updated 1 hour ago

Thousands of people have joined a protest in Edinburgh against the building of large-scale AI data centres.

Demonstrators with placards - and some dressed in costume - assembled at the top of the Royal Mile before marching towards the Scottish Parliament.

The event comes at a time of widespread debate about the environmental impact of data centres and is part of a wave of protests across Europe.